Neonatology

Internationally Recognized Leaders in Neonatal Care

Loyola Medicine’s board-certified neonatologists are nationally and internationally recognized as leaders in neonatology, or neonatal care. As a Level III Perinatal Center, Loyola offers the latest technology, therapies and techniques and serves as a national model for specialized protocols and practices in the care of premature infants.

We care for more than 300 critically ill newborns each year. Our 50-bed neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is known for the care of extremely premature babies and newborns with medical conditions such as jaundice or anemia.

Loyola provides expert care for premature infants (born three or more weeks early) and full-term newborn babies who need critical care. These infants often face a number of challenging health conditions during the first weeks of life, which may include:

  • Low birth weight
  • Low blood pressure and low blood sugar
  • Necrotizing enterocolitis
  • Neonatal hemochromatosis
  • Neonatal intestinal obstruction
  • Newborn infection
  • Patent ductus arteriosus
  • Abnormal retina development/retinopathy
  • Pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary hypoplasia
  • Respiratory disease, including underdeveloped lungs

Loyola’s staff of board-certified neonatologists provides the most advanced care, working as part of an integrated team with a range of pediatric specialists and surgeons, neonatal nurse practitioners and neonatal respiratory therapists.

Why Choose Loyola for Neonatal Care?

Loyola’s NICU has been included in the Guinness World Records 2015 for caring for the world’s smallest surviving baby and the world’s second-smallest baby. Loyola has also cared for more than 3,000 newborns who have weighed less than two pounds; and our NICU has one of the state’s highest survival rates for infants with low birthweight.

The NICU at Loyola is a family-friendly environment. We attend not only to the baby, but also to the parents dealing with the emotional stress of having a sick baby in the hospital. Mothers and fathers or legal guardians may visit 24 hours a day. VIsiting hours for siblings and others are noon to 9 pm and include additional restrictions.

Loyola provides supportive services and programs for the families of infants in the NICU, including social work, spiritual care, lactation support, as well as physical, speech and occupational therapy.

Babies needing NICU care who are not born at Loyola can be transferred by ambulance. If you are a doctor who needs a consultation or needs to arrange transport to the neonatal unit, call 855-456-9652.

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Through general pediatric care and a number of pediatric specialties, our multidisciplinary teams of doctors, nurses and staff are dedicated to helping children lead active, healthy lives. Schedule an appointment today.

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